Mateare weather in May

In May, Mateare sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 171 mm of rain across 16.3 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Mateare's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mateare's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
171 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:25 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
71%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Mateare is Settlement in Nicaragua, administrative center of the Municipio de Mateare.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Mateare reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Mateare

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
15 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Mateare weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 23°10.211.44.1
Feb35° / 23°10.211.63.6
Mar36° / 24°20.411.92.7
Apr37° / 25°163.712.31.9
May35° / 25°17116.312.62.1
Jun33° / 25°18219.212.72.7
Jul34° / 25°841212.62.9
Aug34° / 25°13516.712.42.5
Sep33° / 24°22023.612.12.4
Oct32° / 24°23522.511.72.9
Nov33° / 24°568.111.43.8
Dec34° / 23°40.711.34.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
34951
44852
54753
64654
74456
84357
94258
103961
113862
123565
133268
143169
152971
162773
172575
182476
192377
202179
212080
222080
231882
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mateare gets around 171 mm of rain over 16.3 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 53% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
128
229
330
430
531
632
732
833
935
1037
1139
1242
1345
1448
1551
1654
1757
1860
1963
2065
2167
2269
2371
2472
2573
2674
2774
2874
2974
3074
3173

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
121847294
221748304
321648314
421448323
521448333
611348353
711248363
811147373
911146383
1011045404
111944424
121942435
131840456
141738477
151736498
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1716315210
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Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
911calm
1011calm
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1211calm
1311calm
1410calm
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1810calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
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249calm
259calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:305:56
212.45:305:56
312.45:295:56
412.55:295:56
512.55:285:56
612.55:285:57
712.55:285:57
812.55:275:57
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1112.55:265:58
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Bright
155.9Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.7Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mateare

In seasonPeak

In May, Mateare sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Mateare sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Mateare's monsoon runs May–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Mateare?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mateare.

What to pack for Mateare in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Mateare sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mateare in May

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 45 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Warm
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Mateare in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mateare peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 24UV 14Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Mateare in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Mateare is worst in July — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1625 µg/m³Jan 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr21Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mateare?

Mateare sits at 12.2°N, 86.4°W, 60 m above sea level, in Nicaragua. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Sandino, 12 km away.

La Paz CentroEl CruceroTipitapaSan Rafael del SurSan Marcos

Topography around Mateare

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Mateare.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mateare has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 323 m around an average of 98 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 464 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,418 m.

The land around Mateare is covered by trees (35%), grassland (33%) and water (27%) within 3 km, water (36%), trees (35%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), water (28%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
323 m
16 km
464 m
80 km
1,418 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Ciudad Sandino 12 km · Nagarote 15 km · Managua 22 km · La Paz Centro 29 km · El Crucero 30 km · Tipitapa 36 km · San Rafael del Sur 43 km · San Marcos 44 km

Nicaragua travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,173
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
11.3
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
16.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 512
Religion
Roman Catholic 45%Protestant 39%none 14%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Mateare (12.2351°, -86.4281°, elevation 60 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).